Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from nuclear
Iran
0.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2025
Iran rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd
Share of primary energy from nuclear over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.4% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iran ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from nuclear, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at 0.4% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from nuclear between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from nuclear?
- Iran ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.